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TheMuseumsLab Collaborators

Since 2021, a diverse range of institutions and individuals have actively shaped and contributed to TheMuseumsLab Fellowship.

Through their expertise, creativity, and engagement, they have influenced the program’s direction, developed innovative projects, and addressed complex cultural issues such as historical injustices, restitution, the role of memory in contemporary society, as well as leadership in complex global contexts and the relevance and future of museums.

Lead Curatorial Partners since 2021

  • University of the Western Cape

    University of the Western Cape

    The University of the Western Cape (UWC) was founded in 1960 and occupies a unique space in the South African higher education landscape. It is a dynamic institution committed to excellence in learning, teaching, research and innovation in…

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  • District Six Museum

    District Six Museum

    The ‘Hands Off District Six’ conference of 1988 led to the formation of the District Six Museum Foundation in 1989. The Foundation worked towards the establishment of the Museum which was launched on 10 December 1994 with its inaugural exhi…

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  • National Museums of Kenya

    National Museums of Kenya

    The National Museums of Kenya (NMK) is a multidisciplinary state corporation, entrusted with managing Kenya’s heritage on behalf of the citizens. Its main areas of focus are research, heritage conservation and management. The institution is…

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  • Ghana Museums and Monuments Board

    Ghana Museums and Monuments Board

    The Museums Division of GMMB oversees nine main museums, including the National Museum. Two of the museums are situated inside a castle, and three are situated inside a fort. Apart from their regular exhibits, the museums organize temporary…

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Museums and Cultural Spaces Hosting the Programme since 2021

  • Museum Treptow

    Museum Treptow

    The museums Treptow-Köpenick and the project Decolonial Remembrance Culture in the City will show the fundamentally revised exhibition "zurückgeschaut I looking back - The First German Colonial Exhibition of 1896 in Berlin-Treptow" from 15…

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  • Peace Memorial Museum

    Peace Memorial Museum

    The Peace Memorial Museum was created and designed within the Visitors Centre to honor those who lost their lives during the tragic event on 7th August 1998.…

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  • Murumbi Collection

    Murumbi Collection

    Joseph and Sheila Murumbi were Africa’s greatest private collectors of artifacts, art pieces, books, jewelry, postal stamps, textiles and furniture which are today on display at the Nairobi Gallery. Their mission was to preserve, protect an…

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  • Shujaa Stories

    Shujaa Stories

    Shujaa Stories specializes in visual storytelling through mediums like story books, animation, and curated exhibitions. Our mission is to spotlight the remarkable, often overlooked, African figures - folk legend, cultural icons focusing on…

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